📍 23072 Avenida Empresa, Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County, 92688
Tijeras Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, Orange County. The school has 340 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Klinkenberg. It is part of the Capistrano Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
Tijeras Creek Elementary enrolls 340 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 201 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 13% |
| Asian | 35 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
59 of the school's 340 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tijeras Creek Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Tijeras Creek Elementary is one of 59 schools in Capistrano Unified, based in San Juan Capistrano, California. The district serves 40,358 students district-wide and employs 1,856 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 340 students, Tijeras Creek Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 684 students per school.
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